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ERBC’s junior crews competed at Portadown Regatta on Saturday and they were delighted to come away with 4 wins. Some of these young rowers raced for the first time and they all gained invaluable experience which will help them in the future. There were wins for – WJ 15 4X+ – Ergs B – Hannah Armstrong, RachelRead more

After 539 days without any racing due to COVID 7 crews from ERBC have just returned from a very successful National Schools Regatta at Eton Dorney, the venue for the 2012 Olympics rowing event. The Regatta was cancelled last year due to the pandemic so everyone was delighted that the event went ahead this yearRead more

Two of the Boat Club’s rowers have become Irish indoor record holders. Tim Murphy gained 2 new records in the last couple of weeks to add to the 10,000m one he already held. He secured the 5,000m record in the 15-16 age category with a great time of 17.58.9. He has beaten the record setRead more

Some of the rowers from Enniskillen Royal Boat Club competed in Chester Virtual Regatta last weekend and there was a great win in the Junior 14 singles for Niamh Cassidy in a time of 2.42.4 minutes which was 4.5 seconds ahead of her nearest rival from Grovenor RC. Niamh went on to achieve a 2ndRead more

Enniskillen Royal Boat Club were honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service and they celebrated the occasion by meeting up and getting some photos taken while maintaining social distance.Read more

Although the rowers from ERBC have been Staying at Home to Protect the NHS and Save Lives it didn’t stop them achieving amazing results in a Virtual Regatta over 3 days last weekend. ERBC has an new Irish Record Holder after Sam Balcombe completed a half marathon (21,097m) for the 17/18 age category on MondayRead more

Derek Holland, teacher of Geography and LLW and Head of Rowing at Enniskillen Royal Boat Club will do a 2K live on the Club’s Facebook page on 16th May to raise much needed funds for Action Mental Health and RNLI based in Enniskillen and Carrybridge Derek said  in an article on Action Mental Health’s websiteRead more

A group of 43 athletes attended the event at the University Limerick Sports Arena, where they competed against 100s of clubs from all over Ireland. They competed in three events throughout the day, 2000m or set time, 500m and 2000m relay. For the year 9 group that attended this was their first taste at indoorRead more

12 junior crews (J14/15) from ERBC attended the Head of the Shannon in Carrick on Shannon last Saturday, 8th December. The MJ 15 4X+ crew of Kyle Abraham, David Trotter, Conor Richardson, Nathan Kelly and cox Frankie Reihill came away with a great win in Race 1 in a time of 14.02. The WJ15 8+Read more

Saturday 21st December 2019 Come along for our annual get together for past and present rowers of ERBC and Portora BC who will compete for the annual Christmas Pudding Champions bragging rights. Racing is in mixed eights over 500m. Names will be drawn randomly on the morning of Puds and boats raced off against eachRead more